Potbelly Sandwich Works

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
  Inspector note: VISIBLE AND WORKING THERMOMETER NEEDED IN THE 1-DOOR FRONT PREP COOLER. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN VISIBLE AND WORKING THERMOMETERS IN ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS AT ALL TIMES.
  code 36
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: OUTER OPENINGS NOT PROTECTED. OBSERVED FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR NOT RODENT PROOF WITH 1/2 INCH OPENING ON BOTTOM DOOR. MUST MAKE DOOR RODENT PROOF TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY.
  code 38
• ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained
  Inspector note: OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA NOT MAINTAINED. OBSERVED OUTSIDE GARBAGE DUMPSTERS OVERFLOWING PREVENTING LID FROM CLOSING PROPERLY. THIS IS HARBORAGE AND A FOOD SOURCE FOR RODENTS AND OTHER PEST. MUST MAINTAIN GARABGE AREA ADEQUATELY MAINTAINED AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(B). CITATION ISSUED
  code 54
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED WALLS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN POOR REPAIR WITH CHIPPING PLASTER, PEELING PAINT: AT THE REAR PREP TABLE/SLICER AREA, AT THE MOP SINK AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.MISSING CEILING TILE ABOVE THE ENTRANCE TO THE WALK-IN COOLER. MUST REPLACE. MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS MATTING FOR FLOORS INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on March 26, 2025: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

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